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Snacks

Rosemary and Olive Oil Crackers & The Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It Winner

May 11, 2009
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First of all we have a little business to attend to. There were 162 entries in the Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It contest and the “magical” random number generator has tapped lucky contestant #24 as the winner of their very own copy of the cookbook. Congratulations Kim! Hopefully your daughter will like all of [...]

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Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: Toaster Tarts

May 4, 2009
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Don’t forget! You have until 6 PM EST on Friday, May 8th to enter the contest to win your very own copy of Karen Solomon’s new cookbook, Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It. Simply follow this link and leave a comment. It couldn’t be easier.
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Turkey Hill Junior Mint Ice Cream

April 17, 2009
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You know how Carrie Bradshaw is all “hello lover” when it comes to Manolo Blahniks? Well that’s what I said when I saw this Turkey Hill Junior Mint ice cream today in the freezer section of the Porter Square Shaws. I literally stopped in the middle of the aisle and did a double take. Then [...]

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White-Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

March 9, 2009
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I didn’t eat chocolate for a year once. Admittedly, my anti-confection atonement was bizarre and completely vanity driven but at the time it felt good to exercise a little personal self-control. Before you are wowed by my efforts too much though I should point out that I had one caveat to my chocolate ban. I [...]

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Gingerbread Pop-Tarts

December 12, 2008

Target has been offering up a wealth of holiday food oddities this year. On the same trip that I purchased all of those Andes Baking Chips, I also came across these Gingerbread Pop-Tarts. Now I like a Pop-Tart from time to time, but they have to be of the frosted variety. I’m also more inclined [...]

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Dirty Bird Sandwiches

November 30, 2008

While piecing together our Thanksgiving leftover sandwiches Friday evening CK and I had an impassioned discussion over the correct technique for creating a true snacking masterpiece. I’m a steadfast fan of the holiday holy trinity: turkey, cranberry sauce, and stuffing. It has to be on white bread, or a white bulky roll and there definitely [...]

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The Wicked Whoopies Store

September 19, 2008

I’ve mentioned it before, but when I go home to Maine there are two things I have to eat while I’m there and they have absolutely nothing to do with lobster or blueberries. I always make a point to have an Italian Sandwich from Sam’s Italian Sandwich Shop, and I also have to have a [...]

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Banana Sorbet

September 9, 2008

If you are what you eat then I would undoubtedly end up some cross between a banana and a block of extra sharp white cheddar. Not exactly a pretty outcome, but reality nonetheless. I always try to have bananas on hand and I do my best to eat them before they go bad, but a [...]

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